China's central bank to expand deployment of e-CNY

China's central bank to expand deployment of e-CNY

Over 4,567,000 merchants across the country now accept the e-CNY as payment. According to China's state institution Xinhua News Agency, Lan Zou, head of monetary policy at the People's Bank of China (PBoC), announced that the country would be expanding the number of digital yuan (e-CNY) test sites in the country from 11 to 23. They are spread out across 15 out of 31 of China's provinces and autonomous regions. The PBoC is China's central bank and is responsible for the development of the e-CNY central bank digital currency, or CBDC. During Wednesday's press conference, Zou praised the....


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